Normally we wouldn't shell out more than a couple of bucks on a deck of cards. Ours are usually the $2 packs that will quickly be ruined by spilled beer and nacho cheese stains on poker night. That being said, we could be persuaded to pay the extra few dollars to get a deck this stylish. Our magic skills may be lacking ... continue reading
There's something magical about a boat full of aces over eights. Something extraordinary about a hand full of sequentially numbered red or black cards. Whether your game is hold em or stud or draw, or if you're just making aces appear and disappear at will, cards can be magical. When you're ready to get serious about ... continue reading
It might be a rare occasion, but if you have ever dropped your pocket knife in a pond while out camping, you know the annoyance involved in retrieving that sucker. The Cork Knife eliminates any fear of cutting rope on the side of a lake or whittling wood over a creek while you're on your next trip. The cork handle ... continue reading
Chess has always been a game we could get behind. It's the type of sophisticated, sporting endeavor that exudes wood paneling, the smell of cigars and the taste of a few fingers of quality scotch. It's a thinking man's game and we like to consider ourselves thinking men. The only problem with chess is that, as it was ... continue reading
The perfect deck of cards for all aspiring Jason Bourne’s, The Spy Deck will get you prepped for any covert op you happen to be planning. The 52-card deck features spy tactics, terms and tips on ciphering and deciphering codes. If you happen to be playing with some enemy poker players, we suggest holding on to the ... continue reading
Your arsenal of card tricks may only include duping a drunken buddy into a game of 52-Card Pickup, but the second your deck of Fantastique Playing Cards arrives you'll automatically have something impressive to show your friends. Inspired by the work and illusions of the famous French magician Robert-Houdin, this deck ... continue reading
Ever since Batman first appeared on the tv when we were kids we wanted to be him. Then George Clooney and that whole fake nipples thing happened and we weren't so sure anymore. Thanks to Nolan and Bale though, Batman is cool again. Interesting as that may be, putting ourselves in the suit of Bale's Batman is little ... continue reading
Office warfare is serious business around these parts. If you're not paying attention and ready to retaliate, the likelihood of you ending up with rubber band welts on your face or hot coffee in your lap is pretty significant. We bought Nerf guns in an attempt to preemptively strike, but the ones that use darts don't ... continue reading
Long before we were boosting cars and buying hookers in Grand Theft Auto, and way before any Madden version made others question what game we were watching, we were busy entertaining ourselves with pixelated bad guys, baseball diamonds and space debris. We still get a sense of nostalgia with that stuff (which is why ... continue reading
You probably remember Buckyballs as the hot holiday toy for grown men this past year. They were the Tickle Me Elmo for dudes out of diapers. Now that you've spent almost a year additively playing with your collection, it's time to pick up (and probably never put down) a set of Buckycubes. The flat edges make shaping ... continue reading
You might have missed out on your shot at this year's WSOP—in fact you may be far from that level losing tons of cash, your car and perhaps your wife (tough bet to explain to her) in some underground gambling ring, but now at least you can look real good going down in flames. Obviously, Bee is the industry standard ... continue reading
It's sad that smokey old pool halls are disappearing at a rate faster than even a magic 8 ball could predict. Where former bars of bottom shelf whiskey, lurking sharks and nights of debaucherous fun used to stand now are Walmarts and Sonic drive-thrus. Even if you don't have the space for a table in your place ... continue reading
We found the board game version of Hipster Bingo a while back and it immediately transformed our road trips into hunting expeditions for ironic mustaches and black framed glasses. The only issue we had was fumbling around with the board and pieces while our buddy drove like he was late for the birth of his child. ... continue reading
Most of us probably played a version of I Spy as a kid on long family road trips. You’d score points for finding a certain state’s license plate, a police car flying by or a particular color VW Beetle which also came with the enjoyable permission of hitting your little sister. For a modern version of this car ... continue reading
Before your were mowing people down in Black Ops, debating the best character to use in GoldenEye and even before you were learning topography courtesy of Legend of Zelda guys were grabbing beers and playing arcade table games. Sure the graphics now look like something you could program on a TI graphing calculator, ... continue reading
Its a well known fact that Men like to figure things out. Home improvement projects (as long as we're not "told" to) and technical configurations are like puzzles with tangible rewards. So, obviously, we like actual puzzles too. Problem is, putting the pieces back together when it comes to cute kittens and Niagara ... continue reading